Daily Practice · 11+ Entrance
November 1959 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 1959
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1959Find the next letter: B, C, E, I, ( ? )
- 2nd November 1959Which word is most nearly opposite to CAUTIOUS? A) Careful B) Reckless C) Nervous D) Slow E) Quiet
- 3rd November 1959Find the one word that can follow all three of these words to make a real compound word each time: HEAD___, TOOTH___, STOMACH___. A) Ache B) Band C) Line D) Phone E) Stone
- 4th November 1959Find the letter that continues the series: C, H, M, R, ( ? ) A) V B) X C) W D) U E) T
- 5th November 1959Name the three main things 11+ examiners typically mark creative writing for.
- 6th November 1959According to the extract, what has happened to honey yields since the beehive scheme began?
- 7th November 1959True or False: The simile 'like a tiny silver eye' compares the whistle to something watchful.
- 8th November 1959'the present rushed back in, sharp and ordinary' - what does 'ordinary' suggest about how Ellie feels about the present, compared to the memory?
- 9th November 1959'The sky clenches its grey fist.' Which word gives the sky a human quality?
- 10th November 1959How many lines are quoted in 'The mountain does not care that my legs are shaking, / it simply waits, patient as stone'?
- 11th November 1959Why is choosing the most obvious situation for an abstract theme word often a weaker choice than a more specific, personal one?
- 12th November 1959'The ancient oak, gnarled and twisted, had stood in the field for three hundred years.' 'Gnarled' most likely describes wood that is: A) smooth and straight B) rough, knotted and twisted C) freshly cut D) painted
- 13th November 1959Explain in one sentence why the writer uses a short sentence for 'Somewhere above her, a door handle turned' rather than a longer, more detailed sentence.
- 14th November 1959Rewrite the sentence 'The old house looked scary' using a specific, sensory detail instead of the vague word 'scary'.
- 15th November 1959What does the phrase 'seemed impossibly loud' suggest about the chair scraping, compared with how loud it would normally seem?
- 16th November 1959Why might a playscript use short, clipped lines of dialogue between two characters rather than longer speeches?
- 17th November 1959Choose the correct word: "She kept a neat drawer full of pens, envelopes and other (1)_______." (stationary/stationery)
- 18th November 1959What had Theo promised, according to Ellie's line?
- 19th November 1959'The garden basked cheerfully in the sunshine, as if it, too, shared in the family's good news.' Does this description match or contrast with the good mood mentioned? Explain your answer.
- 20th November 1959Complete the sentence: "The museum's dinosaur exhibit was fascinating; (1)_______, its gift shop was surprisingly small." A) moreover B) in contrast C) therefore
- 21st November 1959Complete the gap: 'The children waited (1)_______ for the bell to ring.' A) impatiently B) impatient C) impatience
- 22nd November 1959What does the writer suggest would happen to fruits and vegetables without bee pollination?
- 23rd November 1959In the number 6,732, what is the value of the digit 7?
- 24th November 1959Two jars of sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9. The larger jar has 25 more sweets than the smaller jar. How many sweets are in the smaller jar?
- 25th November 1959List all the factors of 30.
- 26th November 1959A bakery makes 18 trays of 12 muffins each. How many muffins does it make in total?
- 27th November 1959A jug holds 1.2 litres. How many 150 ml glasses can be completely filled from a full jug?
- 28th November 1959A straight line is divided into two angles by a single ray. One angle is 106 degrees and the other is x degrees. Find x.
- 29th November 1959A shop reduces a 15.00 pound jacket by 3.25 pounds. What is the new price?
- 30th November 1959A bag contains only red and blue counters. The probability of picking red is 2/5. What is the probability of picking blue?